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Originally Posted by AlvaroLegido
I can't imagine someone driving so old-fashioned cars in 1955 !
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Originally Posted by Bristolian
These things constantly blow my mind but the equivilant of a 1930 car in 1955 is a 1998 car today.
It just doesn't seem right but it's reality.
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Perhaps the cars were used/rented by movie companies?
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In the 60's it seemed in the fall a lot of people used to look forward to the car commercials to see what "new" cars were coming out on the market. I recall people talking about the new models and such. It seems when the '70s rolled around this started to disappear. Or was I not noticing? Do car companies still put out a new model each year?
The cars coming out in yesteryear seemed to be different and distinctive each year. Noticeable. I remember a couple from the '70's like the Gremlin, Pacer and Accord. In the '60s I recall the advertising for the Corvair, the Impala, the Mustang, Cougar and a 1969 Pontiac GTO called The Judge, which seemed only to come in orange and apparently was named after the popular Laugh-In phrase "Here Come de Judge." The advertisements would say that and things like All Rise for the Judge. If you wanted extras for the car it would say "the best way to appoint a judge." Also:
![](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/search/poster/8/5.5/break/images-medium/1969-pontiac-gto-the-judge-can-be-bought-digital-repro-depot.jpg)
and
![](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/d2/8d26868a-93ff-11ec-8576-532683343587/621514598b4a3.image.jpg?resize=367%2C500)
Sorry for the SIDEBAR
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(But the original photo was in Burbank.)
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When I see car commercials now I really don't notice they look much different from one to another. Maybe it's just me.